Alaunus

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English

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Etymology

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From Celtic/Gaulish name, possibly from Proto-Celtic *aleti (“to grow, nourish”). Or, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *el- (“to flow”); in either case, related to the city Altinum in Venetia.

Proper noun

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Alaunus

  1. (Celtic mythology) A Gaulish god of healing and prophecy.

References

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  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages al-o–30
  • Nicolaisen, W.F.H. Scottish Place-names: Their Study and Significance, pp. 186 ff. Anova Books (Batsford), 1976
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